Louisiana's Best Nursing Schools for 2020

The Louisiana Center for Nursing reported that the state currently has 48,300 registered nurses. Even though most of the nurses work in hospitals, employment in hospitals is seeing a decline. Louisiana nurses can seek employment in physician’s offices as well as positions in long-term care. In Louisiana, a majority of nurses are over the age of 50 and will be retiring in the near future. Over time, there will be a strong demand for more nurses to fill the void. It is because of this that more qualified applicants are being accepted into both ADN and BSN degree programs.

In our Louisiana RN program guide, find rankings for both ADN and BSN Degree programs, tuition costs, NCLEX passing rates, and more. Research key Louisiana RN Program information to help you compare program metrics and to apply to best RN program for your career in nursing.

In the State of Louisiana, nurses are helping to change the face of healthcare. To ensure that they have the best education and preparation for future health care challenges, registered nurses need to graduate from a state-approved associate's degree in nursing program or a BSN degree program.

Nurses who graduate from an RN program can obtain certification in over 100 nursing specialties, go on to earn an RN to BSN or RN to MSN degree.

BSN degree holders have options to earn an Advance Practice Register Nursing (APRN) degree and become a Nurse Practitioner (NP), or earn an advanced degree for a career in any number of nursing leadership roles such Nurse Educator or Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Louisiana RN Program Comparisons: ADN vs BSN

Compare RN Programs	ADN	BSN
Number of Nursing Programs	12	16
Average NCLEX Passing Rate	88.95%	87.88%
NCLEX Passing Rate Range	68.96% to 95.11%	65.71% to 98.08%
Average Net Price	$8,832.17	$11,590.80
Average Net Price Range	$6,846.00 to $16,515.00	$7,162.00 to $23,419.00
Average Student Loan	$9,319.82	$16,804.33
Average Student Loan Range	$1,750.00 to $16,636.00	$11,260.00 to $27,956.00
See Additional Detail	ADN Rankings for Louisiana State	BSN Rankings for Louisiana State

Best Ranked RN Programs in Louisiana

To help nursing students in their search for a top RN program, the education experts at RNCareers.org publish their annual findings of the best nursing schools for both Louisiana and the country. Schools ranked on our list have proven their ability to educate highly competent nurses.

To create our rankings, we evaluated 12 ADN degree programs and 13 BSN degree programs in Louisiana. We obtained each institution’s first-time NCLEX-RN passing rates, the number of students taking the test, the program nursing accreditation and more. We then compared the results against other nursing programs in Louisiana to provide our state rankings. View our methodology.